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headdresses

noun

plural of headdress

as in hats

a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress

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Recent Examples of headdresses Pearls and portraiture and pearls are combined in headdresses; a gentleman’s glove is adorned with filigree and tourmalines. —

Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026 No paintings of stoic elders in headdresses. —

Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Guests were served meals over several days, dancers in bright headdresses performed for the crowd, and water buffalo – the most valuable gift a family can give – were led into the courtyard for sacrifice. —

Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026 People imagine being wowed by fire performances (that's Samoan) and fast-paced, hip-shaking dancing with those big eye-catching headdresses (most likely the Tahitian otea dance). —

Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026 Russian state media outlets shared images of the building’s marbled pillars and staircases as dancers, wearing kokoshniks, traditional Russian headdresses, performed. —

Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026 The reshaping of the skull was intended to alter a person’s appearance and emphasize headdresses and ornaments that would distinguish them from others later in life. —

Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025 Scott built the headdresses from a collection of feathers. —

Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025 Or from Peruvian Cumbi, the textiles reserved for Inca royalty, to alpaca wool Awaska fabric made for the people’s everyday protection against the cold, to the handwoven headdresses of Colombia’s Wayúu people. —

Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025

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From pill box hats to Bambi prints to colorful tights, inspiration was everywhere, both on the runways and amongst street-goers.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
The dining space spills into the lounge, where stylish skiers in designer suits and fur hats gather for a light lunch by the modern fireplaces as a DJ spins into the afternoon.

— Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026